Search for dissertations about: "small firms"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 204 swedish dissertations containing the words small firms.

2. 1. Innovative Behaviour of Small Firms : Essays on Small Firms' Internationalisation and Use of Online Channels

   Author : Vladimir Vanyushyn; Håkan Boter; Maria Bengtsson; Robert Blackburn; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Innovation; small and medium-sized enterprises; Internet; marketing; internationalisation; Sweden; Finland; Innovation; små och medelstora företag; onlinekanaler; Internet; marknadsföring; internationalisering; Sverige; Finland; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; företagsekonomi; Business Studies;

   Abstract : The spread of information technology and the dissolution of international borders have had a significant impact on the challenges and opportunities faced by today's small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Innovative behaviour on the part of SMEs is a prerequisite for a successful transformation of the opportunities offered by these structural changes into growth and profitability. READ MORE

4. 2. What small firms want : Exploring the antecedents of small firm advisory satisfaction

   Author : Nicolaus Lundahl; Lars Silver; Martin Johansson; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

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5. 3. Proximity and Learning in Internationalisation : Small Swedish IT firms in India

   Author : Kristina Westermark; Brita Hermelin; Charlotta Hedberg; Andrew Jones; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Internationalisation; proximity; learning; communities of practice; India; Sweden; ICT; service; IT; small firms; Human Geography; kulturgeografi;

   Abstract : The four IT service firms of this thesis set out to interact and collaborate between their offices in Sweden and in India, some more intensely and frequently than others. In the process of their internationalisation, these small service firms find ways, or go through a process of learning how to collaborate in an international setting. READ MORE

6. 4. Product innovation in small established enterprises : Managing processes and resource scarcity

   Author : Lars Löfqvist; Lars Bengtsson; Jenny Janhager-Stier; Matti Kaulio; Helena Forsman; KTH; []
   Keywords : innovation process; small enterprises; product innovation; resources; resource scarcity; SMEs; bootstrapping; cash flow; commercialization; design process; lead users; motivation; NPD; small companies; small firms; innovation management; Penrose; resource dependence theory;

   Abstract : This thesis examines product innovation processes in small established enterprises. The research questions are: (1) what motivates small established enterprises to innovate, (2) how do small established enterprises perform product innovation, and (3) how do small established enterprises manage resource scarcity in their product innovation processes? To answer the research questions, a multiple case study approach was chosen with three small established enterprises as cases and different product innovation processes as embedded units of study. READ MORE

7. 5. Managerial work and learning in small firms

   Author : Henrik Florén; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Managerial learning; Managerial work; Managerial behavior; Owner-manager; Small firms; Direct observations; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

   Abstract : This thesis deals with how managerial work sets the agenda for managerial learning in small firms. Although studies of learning in organizations are numerous, research on managerial learning in the small-firm context is limited. READ MORE